Claisse, J. T. D. J. Pondella II, M. Love, and Ann Bull
From the Technical Summary: “Chapter 1: We found that oil and gas platforms off the coast of California have the highest secondary fish production of any marine habitat that has been studied, about an order of magnitude higher than fish communities fro
From the Abstract: “Blue runner (Caranx crysos), common around offshore petroleum platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, were found to forage extensively on meso- and macro-zooplankton during the summer months.
From the Abstract: “Blue runner (Caranx crysos), common around offshore petroleum platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, were found to forage extensively on meso- and macro-zooplankton during the summer months.
Hartley, J., R. Trueman, S. Anderson, J. Neff, K. Fucik, and P. Dano
From the Abstract: "This report on the food chain effects of drill cuttings piles summarises current knowledge on the geochemistry of the piles, the biological contaminants present and their effects on organisms and the likely risk of hazards to human
The study area was the northern Gulf of Mexico outer continental shelf (OCS) between 90° and 94°W longitude and the 18 and 200-m isobaths From the Executive Summary: “The primary purposes of this study were 1) to collect quantitative data for compariso
Consoli, P., E. Azzurro, G. Sara, M. Ferraro, and F. Andaloro
Fish assemblages associated with offshore platforms were surveyed using two underwater visual census techniques: strip transects and mobile point counts. Data were collected from four depth ranges at three platforms off Crotone, Italy (Ionian Sea).
Carr, M. H., M. V. McGinnis, G. E. Forrester, J. Harding, and P. T. Raimondi
From Significant Conclusions: “Fish assemblages on the production platforms and nearby natural reefs we studied differed in species composition and relative abundance.
Carlisle, J. G. Jr., C. H. Turner, and E. E. Ebert
This paper discusses the results of scuba surveys conducted around four offshore oil facilities in southern California: Platforms Hilda and Hazel, the Richfield Oil Island, and the Texaco Platform all located in the Santa Barbara Channel and a platform
